Monthly Archives: March 2012

Woman Wins Settlement for Lip Tattoo Mistake

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

A woman from Dublin, Ireland who was given cosmetic surgery as a birthday treat ended up with a tattoo line in the wrong place over her lip. Anne McCaffrey (62) was awarded €25,000 damages after she sued Advanced Cosmetic Surgery Ltd … Continue reading →

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HBO’s “Game of Thrones” want you to Pledge your Allegiance – with a Tattoo

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Although fans of HBO’s medieval fantasy series, Game of Thrones, tend to write a lot about the show online, now there’s a new way for them to make a more lasting statement about the show. George R.R. Martin fans were already … Continue reading →

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Pimp in Madrid Tattoos Barcodes on Young Girls

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Such a sad and unfortunately true story reported to us by CNN. A Spanish National Police investigation into two Madrid prostitution rings led to the rescue of a captive 19-year-old woman who was tattooed with a barcode on her wrist … Continue reading →

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“The Evolution of Tattoo Art” by Joe Capobianco

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Hope’s own Joe Capobianco is set to be the head judge on Oxygen Networks “BEST INK” show, debuting tomorrow night at 10pm. In the wake of the premier Joe has been writing for various media outlets, one being the Huffington … Continue reading →

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Artist Profile – Dan Smith

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Dan Smith has been a busy boy this year with the release of his book “With the Light of Truth”. Between book signing tours, singing with his band “The Departed”, or tattooing Kirstie Alley on the Ellen, it’s anyone’s guess … Continue reading →

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Nokia looks to Patent Vibrating Tattoo

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

A magnetic vibrating tattoo has to be one of the strangest patent applications in quite a while, but Finnish phone giant Nokia has filed a U.S. patent for just that. According to the patent application, Nokia is proposing “a material attachable … Continue reading →

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82-Year Old Grandmother gets her first tattoo for Charity

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

The Eastbourne Herald reported the story of 82 year old June Seccombe who got her very first tattoo, a blue butterfly on her wrist, this weekend at a charity event to raise Beast Cancer awareness. “I thought it would hurt,” … Continue reading →

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